I was travelling with some colleagues recently and we were talking about socialising outside of work. I remarked that I’m quite introverted, that I prefer to spend time with people one-on-one, and although I enjoy it to a point, I find it tiring and need a lot of time to myself as well. I added that I don’t really enjoy socialising in large groups at all.
One of my colleagues replied that it was fine to only have one or two friends (meaning me). I’ve actually got quite a lot of very close friends! They’re just not friends with each other and I spend time with them individually.
I took it from her comment that she assumes that introverts are loners with no or few friends - is that a very commonly-held view?
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To think some people really don’t understand what an introvert is
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Glassfrog · 13/11/2017 23:12
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